Norwegian Dawn Floated Out!
Ray Goldenberg
I received this press release from Norwegian Cruise Lines and thought
it would be of interest. Here is a link to this unique hull "art".
http://www.ncl.com/fleet/03/images/dawn_art_1_jpg.jpg
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NORWEGIAN DAWN GROUNDBREAKING ARTWORK EXTENDS TO HULL
Hull art unveiled as Norwegian Dawn floated out of Meyer Werft
Most cruise ships relegate their artwork to the inside. Norwegian
Cruise Line takes art one-step further by featuring dynamic images on
the hull of its newest Freestyle Cruising ship - Norwegian Dawn.
The artwork, depicting Norwegian Dawn's innovative itinerary, runs on
both sides of the hull with the starboard side featuring dolphins
playing in Technicolor waves reflecting the ship's Caribbean itinerary
from the port of Miami. The port side features New York City's leading
lady, the Statue of Liberty, signifying the ship's groundbreaking
Bahamas and Florida itinerary from the port of New York.
The ship's hull also features reproduced signatures of 20th Century
masters Renoir, Matisse, Van Gogh, Monet and Pop icon Andy Warhol. NCL
is installing a collection of original oil paintings by the
Impressionist artists in its signature Le Bistro restaurant. Elsewhere
on the ship is a collection of Pop Art featuring original signed works
by Warhol.
The artwork is on loan from Star Cruises Chairman Tan Sri Lim Kok
Thay's personal collection and will be displayed on the
2,240-passenger Norwegian Dawn.
NCL unveiled the hull artwork, designed by Graphic Designer Keith
Allan, as it was floated out of Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany.
The Countdown Continues
On Nov. 2, 2002, the 91,740-ton Norwegian Dawn sailed down the Ems
River from Papenburg to Eemshaven (Netherlands) and is performing a
series of preliminary sea trials before docking at Eemshaven for final
outfitting. Official Sea Trials are scheduled for Nov. 8-11, 2002. On
December 5, Norwegian Dawn will officially be handed over to Norwegian
Cruise Line and will sail to Southampton, England. On December 6th in
Southampton the vessel will host a one-night preview cruise for
European travel agents and press.
From there, Norwegian Dawn will sail a transatlantic voyage,
premiering in New York City on December 14, 2002. NCL will roll out
the red carpet for its inaugural festivities in New York on December
16th, before the ship begins her regularly scheduled sailings
alternating between the Eastern and Western Caribbean from the port of
Miami on December 21, 2002.
The ship begins her inaugural summer season from New York on May 18,
2003 to begin a series of seven-day, round-trip sailings to the
Bahamas and Florida.
Ports of call on this innovative itinerary include Nassau and Great
Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas, and Miami and Port Canaveral/Orlando in
Florida. Guests have the additional option of embarking in Port
Canaveral as well.
About the Artist
Graphic designer Keith Allan was born in Mozambique, grew up in South
Africa and began his career as a graphic designer in Johannesburg.
Allan moved to London in 1996 to continue his career with SMC &
Tillberg Design Group, world-renowned architects and interior design
company who designed Norwegian Dawn. Allan has been instrumental in
the design of several Star Cruises vessels, including the Superstar
Leo, Superstar Virgo and Norwegian Star.
Masterworks for A Masterful Ship
The four master works on exhibit in Le Bistro each represent
outstanding examples from different periods in the artists' lives. A
summary of each follows:
"Un Parc Au Printemps (A Park in Spring)" - Vincent Van Gogh (1853 -
1890)
Painted in May 1887 during the two years the artist spent in Paris -
among the most pivotal of his career -- the earliest known owner of
this piece was Mme E.H. du Quesne-Van Gogh. It has previously been
exhibited in Amsterdam at the Van Gogh Museum on loan from 1993 -
1999, and in Washington, D.C. at the National Gallery of Art from 1998
- 1999.
"Nu Au Turban (Nude with Turban)" - Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954)
Often regarded as the most important French artist of the 20th
century, Matisse painted this work in Nice in 1921. Acquired from the
artist in April 1921 by Josse & Gaston Bernhelm-Jeune, it was
exhibited publicly by the National Museum in Stockholm in 1963.
"Vetheuil de Soleil (Vetheuil in Sunshine)" - Claude Monet (1840 -
1926)
Painted in Giverny in 1880 by the man credited with the birth of
Impressionism, this work was originally acquired from the artist in
April 1880 by Luquet and Ernest Hoschede. It has a long history of
exhibitions starting in Le Havre by the Society for Friends of the
Arts of Le Havre in 1880. It was later exhibited at the Hotel de la
Curiosité et des Beaux-Arts in 1925.
"La Baigneuse (The Bather)" - Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 - 1919)
A leader among the Impressionists, Renoir painted this work in Cagnes
in 1909. Maurice Gangnat of Paris, a friend and patron of the artist
acquired it in June 1925. It was first exhibited in Paris at the Musee
de l'Orangerie in 1933 and then at the Palais Des Beaux-arts of
Brussels in 1935.
NCL will display 25 signed and numbered Warhol silkscreen prints in
three of its expansive stairwells on Norwegian Dawn.
Like Norwegian Star, Norwegian Dawn will be one of NCL's largest
ships, accommodating 2,240 passengers and 1,100 crew. It will also
feature NCL's new standards in cabins, with rich cherry wood
finishing, refrigerators, tea and coffee makers in every room, and a
much larger bathroom unit than other ships, containing separate WC,
shower, and washstand compartments separated by sliding doors. Seventy
percent of cabins are outside staterooms and over 70 percent of these
have balconies.
Thirty-six suites, 372 standard staterooms with balconies, and an
entire deck of 107 mini-suites with balconies are among the spacious
and well-appointed accommodations located on the 15-deck ship. There
also will be 20 cabins of various types designed for passengers with
disabilities.
In addition, Norwegian Dawn offers the ultimate opportunity to cruise
in style with the spectacular Garden Villa suites. At a cost of
$26,000 per week, each of the two Garden Villa suites offers an
unprecedented 5,350 square feet of living space at sea.
For further information on NCL, contact a travel agent.
Derek
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